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SUMMARY:Atomically Thin Membranes: The Good\, the Bad\, and the Ugly—fro
 m Synthesis to Integration and Applications
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Piran Ravichandran Kidambi\nAbstract:\nTwo-dimensional 
 (2D) nanomaterials offer fundamentally new opportunities to study and cont
 rol mass transport at sub-atomic and molecular length scales. Their atomic
  thickness enables transport phenomena such as quantum tunneling\, while a
 tomically precise defects can function as nanopores for highly size-select
 ive ionic and molecular sieving. Together\, these unique characteristics o
 pen new frontiers in membrane science and molecular separations.\n\nIn thi
 s talk\, I will discuss our recent advances in 2D material synthesis\, fun
 damental transport characterization\, nanopore creation\, scalable process
 ing\, support-resistance matching\, and device integration for separation 
 applications spanning energy\, environment\, and healthcare. I will highli
 ght emerging applications such as next-generation proton exchange membrane
 s for fuel cells and redox flow batteries\, where atomically thin selectiv
 e layers offer a pathway to overcome the long-standing permeability–sele
 ctivity trade-off that limits conventional membranes. I will also discuss 
 the challenges that emerge when moving from idealized nanoscale materials 
 to practical membranes—including defects\, mechanical stability\, integr
 ation\, and scale-up.\n\nFinally\, I will present emerging opportunities f
 or 2D materials to enable entirely new separation processes\, including hi
 ghly energy-efficient hydrogen isotope separation. Together\, these exampl
 es illustrate both the promise and the challenges of atomically thin membr
 anes—from the good\, to the bad\, and the ugly.\n\nBio:\nPiran R. Kidamb
 i is an Associate Professor at the University of Florida. After receiving 
 his PhD from the University of Cambridge\, he pursued postdoctoral researc
 h at MIT through a Lindemann Trust Fellowship. Kidambi's research leverage
 s the intersection between (i) nanomaterial synthesis\, (ii) process engin
 eering\, and (iii) in situ metrology\, to enable bottom-up materials desig
 n and synthesis for energy\, separations\, and healthcare applications. Hi
 s research has bee
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